bind clutch complication crunch cubby cubbyhole doghouse embarrassing position embarrassment fine how-do-you-do hell to pay hobble hole hot water how-do-you-do imbroglio jam mess mix morass parlous straits pass pickle pigeonhole pinch playhouse plight predicament pretty pass pretty pickle pretty predicament quagmire quicksand scrape slough spot squeeze stew sticky wicket strait straits swamp tight squeeze tightrope tricky spot unholy mess